Never Accept Ordinary
On any average day, you might be using your personal or business Twitter accounts to promote your ideas, politics, viewpoints, or just that great new pair of shoes you found that you feel compelled to show off to the world. But what do people really use Twitter for most? The new Diffbot Page Classifier API, [...]
With the 2012 Summer Olympics already well under way in London, many of us are setting our DVR to record events, checking results online, and getting into the spirit to cheer on our favorite athletes. But did you know just how much these Olympics have changed the social media game versus four or even two [...]
In the wake of the tragic shootings in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater early Friday mornings, news is pouring in about the sad event – and much of it is coming not from traditional media, but from the witnesses, family, and friends who are closest to the tragedy. Twitter pages, YouTube videos taken on cellphones [...]
After Yahoo’s affirmation on Thursday that passwords and usernames were indeed compromised, you may be wondering if you’re information is safe. And you should be concerned, not only if you have a Yahoo account, but also if you use any services provided by Gmail, MSN, Hotmail, Comcast, or AOL. Yahoo’s contributor network Yahoo! Voices was [...]
A new Twitter study from Buddy Media is detailing the facts about how marketers use Twitter – and how we’re getting it wrong in some pretty surprising ways. The study (you can get a free copy of it here), which surveyed 320 Twitter accounts for worldwide power brands, looked at a time period extending from [...]
Facebook knows all about your relationship, whether you believe it or not. It’s true – keeping quiet about your love life isn’t fooling Zuckerberg & Company anymore. Why? Because with close to a billion monthly active users, they have enough data to practically predict what is happening in your love life and when it will [...]
If you’re breathing, you’re probably also on Facebook – and thus, chances are you have noticed or will come across one of the latest Facebook privacy rumors. It reads like this: For those of you who do not understand the reasoning behind this posting, Facebook is now a publicly traded entity. Unless you state otherwise, [...]
I’ll admit it. When we decided to get lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant a few weeks ago, we had high hopes for our 20 month old son’s cooperation – but it wasn’t in his plan. Between mouthfuls of tortilla chips and attempting to dump salsa in his lap twice (and succeeding once), he yelled, [...]
You know “the lull.” It’s the time in the later part of the afternoon when you find yourself drifting away from the task at hand and wandering around the internet while looking at the clock periodically. Can I go home yet? If your business has anything to gain from Facebook or Twitter networking (and believe [...]
If you’ve been sucked into the voracious black holes of procrastination otherwise known as Pinterest or Instagram, then you probably want to stop reading right now. Because now there’s – get this – Pinstagram. Are you frightened yet? I am. Pinstagram is the brainchild of Pek Pongpaet and Brandon Leonardo, and was the kooky result [...]
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